I 'm no expert. But what Veni001 is telling is incorrect. Even though you didn't apply for 485 you still can use that 140 and use that date. There might be a little problem if the 140 is revoked. But you can certainly try.

I travelled to Tijuana, Mexico from San Diego by road to request for new I94 at the US Port of Entry at San Ysidro, Tijuana as my old I94 was issued only until PP expiry date but since i already had a valid I94 on H1B notice, The officer didn't issue a new white I94 card even though i requested for one. Also, The officer took my earlier old white I94 card, so i don't have one with me now though i have a copy of it. Also USCIS is asking for a detailed explanation on why new I94 was not issued at POE. please advise on how to respond to this RFE

POEs in Canada and Mexico don't usually issue a new I-94 when you visit those countries for less than 90 days. You can just remind CIS of this (maybe they thought you went to another country) and explain what happened.

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pa_arora

04-21 04:26 PM

Someone told me recently, if ur on EAD and 485 gets rejected, ur H1 can be reinstated. This H1 will not be from the cap and you will only be getting the left over time from 6 yrs.

Depends on the interivew time.We can collect the passports on the same day provided VFS gets them from the consulate. Any person can collect the passports provided they present their id and authorization letter from the applicants. Can people share their experience with same day counter passport collection from the vfs courier center at Chennai.

Reason I ask is, I and my wife have a 9AM appointment on 14th August. And Aug 15th being a holiday on account of India's Independence Day. Since we have to be in US on the 16th August to file for I485, getting the visa on the 16th would be too late. Therefore, it's critical that we collect the passport the same day.

Is anyone else in a similar situation? Should I inform the consular of our same night travel plans or is that ill-advised?

thanks

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kevinkris

08-16 02:33 PM

I think its ok. I am in the same boat. But the applicaiton will be transfered to TSC. Not sure how long it will take.

If it has to be transferred Texas why my employer did this * intentionally * to Nebraska :mad:

huh.. hopefully it will not delay my receipt date. I am planning to travel abroad and waiting for the 485 receipt notice..

Hi, My company is closing offices and we all will be working from home. My I140 is cleared and I am in process of extending my H1 which expires in june 09.company has no office at india. I want to know for how long I can work from India on H1 being on US payrole? The

Not sure as to "how long" but AFAIK , but when a person doesnt work in the same location as mentioned in LCA of H1B, an amendment needs to be filed. I would talk to a reliable attorney.

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pdakwala

04-28 12:55 PM

As of Apr 28 2006, 12:00 PM(EST) we have collected $102,491.10. Our goal is to reach 150k by May 1st 2006. We are running short by just 50k. This is not a big task. We need only 500+ people to come forward and contribute $100+.

You can do it. Please come forward and contribute. There are many people who still have not contributed. Please come forward and do a nice favor to yourself. $100 is not a big amount for you. If people who are between the jobs can contribute, why can't we. There are no reasons for not contributing. IV have done a lot for the entire immigration community.

SO LET'S JOIN HANDS AND WORK TOGETHER TO REMOVE RETROGRESSION. PLEASE CONTRIBUTE.

There's definitely something fishy about the way these events took a sudden turn. It's all surfacing now. USCIS certainly needs to have transparency in the way they performs their duties. This is entirely unacceptable.

Thanks! It's just a modest attempt to entertain outselves with humor in these hard times. Actually thanks to these articles and comments on BW and other forums - they are inspiration to write something witty and funny!

at the interview for my mothers. the lady said, FBI finger print check is different then name check.. People get stuck in name check because they may have a common name. So for example one with a very common name and a long one, will be stuck in name check for a while. Name check is done the country where you are from. FBI request that from the native country. I know lots of Inidan who have long names, have been stuck for a year to 2. Same token Muslims with names like Mohammed, will be stuck for years.

also there is luck there too. She said something in regards to that new application which are filed recentlly dont take that long. Usually most 6 monts. Who know, all I know my mother is 60 years old, and she was told at the interview that her name is stukc in name check..

Go figure....

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dpp

06-04 02:10 PM

but in this case the H1b stamp on my passport is still valid and not expired.

i am entering on nov 11th. stamp expires on december 1. why i am worried is just because the stamp is still of old employer whereas 797 is of new employer.

port of entry may ask me why didnt i get the stamp again when it is just expiring after 20 days ?? U know....

There will be no issue in entering US as you got the visa stamp till Dec 1st 2007.

Visa stamp is just to allow a person to enter US. They don't care whether it is with current employer or old employer. They just need valid visa stamp and latest I-797 approval notice of same classification. I.e. if you have H1B visa stamp and you need to have only H1B approval notice. You cannot have B1 visa stamp and use H1B approval notice.

There will be no issue. As a precaution, carry all original old approval notices also.

They will give I-94 with the end date there on latest approval. Thats for sure. But just check what date he/she is putting on I-94.

See the thin is as far as the status goes I believe one is not on Immigrant status unless one gets the GC; and their are only two statuses, Immigrant and Non-Immigrant for us (or I guess illegal, which we are not for sure)!!

So do you think using EAD gives a person an Immigrant status in turn losing his non-immigrant status?

EAD is just work authorization. You are an adjustee when 485 is pending and will get Immigrant status only when your 485 is approved.

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brandon

July 18th, 2004, 04:33 PM

Thanks. I was a little disappointed that the purple edges did not show up well in the original photo. That makes a big difference.

Some reactions: On the rainbow shot, I would clone or crop out the dead twig on the right. Cropping is probably the better option because it will call more attention to the rainbow. I tried to process the image to bring the rainbow out more, but didn't have much success. Maybe someone else can help or maybe it can't be done.

I recropped the flower image and did a little minor processing to bring out more of the detail, particularly in the highlights.

Hope you don't mind me adjusting and reposting your images.

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java06

03-09 11:23 AM

Is there a way to find out if the employer has revoked I-140? I have changed employers in Feb and my I1-40 was approved back in June. There was an update on my I-140 recently in Mar. I was wondering what could that be for? Can anyone throw some light on this. Thanks

anandrajesh

12-07 03:37 PM

Answers to the best of my knowledge. Read my Disclaimer at the end... Questions:-

1) To take an appointment in India we need to get the HDFC bar code, for which we need to present the copy of first page of passport. Can we take an appoinment on the basis of old passport & then carry both the old & new passport at the time of interview?

-- Yes. You can do that and explain the consular officer abt the need for new passport

If yes, on which passport will we get the stamp? If only the old passport then do we need to take another appointment later to get the new passport stamped.

-- Stamping in one of the ppt is enough. You need to carry both of your passports wherever you go. In my case i went for my stamping last month and my passport is expiring Aug 07. I have my 3 year stamping on my ppt.

2) Do we need to take seperate appointment for my husband & me to get the stamping done in India ?

-- One appt for both of u is enough. There is provision to add upto 10 applicants of the same family in 1 appt slot.

3) Will appointment be available in Feb or we r too late ?

-- They have opened it up in all embassies. You will get it. Try the link https://www.vfs-usa.co.in/Home.aspx to get an estimate.

Feel free to ask me for any more qns.

Pegasus503

11-28 12:55 AM

It could be a soft touch (system) or someone just looked at your 140 - Keep an eye out.

I understood it to be a part of the 485 processing that they link your 140 to your 485 and this process date stamps the 140 record.